Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Madison, WI
The obituaries in the Madison, WI Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Madison's history and identity.
Donna Fercho
Dec 29, 2018
Donna Maryann (nee Labecki) Fercho, of Milwaukee, WI, died after a long illness on December 29, 2018 surrounded by family. She was born in 1940 to Stanley and Gladys (LeClair) Labecki. Donna graduated from Bay View High School in 1958. In 1959, she married Thomas Fercho and together they had 2 children, Karey (Paul) and Craig (Robin). Along...
Mark Vanderhoff Jr.
Dec 29, 2018
Mark R. Vanderhoff, Jr., age 38, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, due to complications from a recent illness. Mark was born on February 9, 1980, in Titusville, Pennsylvania to Dolly (King) Vanderhoff and Mark Vanderhoff, Sr., he graduated from Union City High School in Union City, Pennsylvania in 1999, and...
Lucille Hamre
Dec 27, 2018
Lucille A. Hamre, age 97, died Tuesday, December 27, 2018, at U.W. Hospital in Madison. She is survived by her daughter Judy; her son Jim and his wife Mary; and three grandchildren Mike, Andy, and Heather. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Clarence Hamre and her grandson Michael. The family thanks the doctors and staff...
Delia Lang
Dec 25, 2018
MADISON-The family of Delia Ida Lang is saddened to tell of her death in the morning of Christmas day, December 25, 2018 after a brief, but fierce battle with heart stroke which we actively joined in. Delia was born April 15 1938, in Goshen, Indiana to Gustav K.W. and Sophia Elizabeth Lang and brought by them in November...
Joel Gottschalk
Dec 24, 2018
Joel Mathew Gottschalk, age 46, died on Monday, December 24th at UW Hospital from chronic illness. Joel was born in Marshfield, WI on May 21, 1971. His family home was in the country near the Little Eau Pleine River in Marshfield where he spent hours exploring the river banks and woods; and sometimes getting into mischief with his...
Frank Ruzicka
Dec 23, 2018
Frank Ruzicka, 74 years old, passed away peacefully at his home in Lodi on Sunday December 23, 2018. Frank was born and schooled in Chicago, IL. Following his high school graduation, he attended Purdue University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and a PhD in Biochemistry. Military Service followed as a Captain in the U.S. Army...
Mary Rowlands
Dec 23, 2018
Madison - Mary "Roma" Rowlands passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 23, 2018 after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on January 15, 1934 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, the only child of Hugh Patrick and Maud Elizabeth Ranaghan. The family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia when she was five years old....
Lilia Tagura
Dec 22, 2018
Lilia D. Tagura, age 78, of Sun Prairie, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the UW Health Hospital in Madison, WI. Lilia was born on April 13, 1940 in Manito, Albay Bicol, Philippines, to the late Juana and Jose D. Dado. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Alejandro Billaro Tagura. She is survived...
Nita Regnier
Dec 22, 2018
We mourn the loss of Nita Carritte Regnier who died Saturday December 22nd. She was born in Detroit Michigan June 21st 1923. She graduated from the University of Michigan and was a writer and teacher for the rest of her life. She met her husband Jerome Regnier while teaching in New York City. They married in Morocco and...
Margaret Bubolz
Dec 21, 2018
The End of the End - by Paul McCartney On the day that I die I'd like jokes to be told, And stories of old to be rolled out like carpets That children have played on, and laid on While listening to stories of old. At the end of the end It's the start of a journey to...
Ruth Boll
Dec 21, 2018
Ruth Suzanne (Senn) Boll passed away at St. Mary's Care Center in Madison on Friday, December 21, 2018, at the age of 93. She had lived in Madison since 1962, when she came to the city as a newlywed to join her husband, John J. Boll, who taught in the School of Library Science at the University. Ruth...
Robert Herried
Dec 20, 2018
JEFFERSON- Robert A. Herried, age 76, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018. He was born on June 24, 1942 in Jefferson to Kenneth and Florence (Langholff) Herried. Bob graduated from Jefferson High School in 1961. He then joined the US Air Force and took night classes at MATC where he earned his degree in 1991. He worked...
Sarah Cooley
Dec 20, 2018
McFarland - Sarah Lee Cooley age 14, was called home by our Lord on December 20th, 2018. She was born on March 8th, 2004 to Sam and Marcia Cooley. Sarah was a sweet and considerate young lady. Sarah left an unforgettable impression on everyone that came into her life. She enjoyed playing soccer and just being outside. She...
Paul Toltzien
Dec 20, 2018
Clermont, FL/Madison/Fitchburg - Paul Robert Toltzien, age 89, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2018, at the Agrace Hospice Facility in Fitchburg. Paul was the only son of Herman and Olga Toltzien and was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin on February 2, 1929. The Toltzien's later moved to Madison where Paul graduated from Madison West High School in 1947...
Carlyle Wake
Dec 19, 2018
Sun Prairie--Carlyle "Carl" A. Wake, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. He was born on January 18, 1935 in Columbus, WI to Carl and Mary (Kroll) Wake. After high school, Carl enlisted in the Marine Corps serving during the Korean Conflict. He married the former Mary Kranz in 1957. After working several years as a...
Loraine Johnson
Dec 19, 2018
STOUGHTON - Loraine J. Johnson, age 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Skaalen Home in Stoughton. She was born December 18, 1921 in the Town of Dunkirk, to the late Hans and Ethel (Reichert) Veium Jr. Loraine was a graduate of Wheeler Prairie grade school and a 1940 graduate of Stoughton High School. After...
Webster Carter
Dec 18, 2018
MIDDLETON - Webster Lloyd Carter, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at UW Hospital in Madison, WI. Webster was born August 11, 1932, in Ripon, WI, to Webster Lloyd and Mary Elizabeth (Sullivan) Carter. Webster graduated from Ripon High School and later received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Tri-State College in...
David Collins
Dec 18, 2018
ASHTON/MIDDLETON-David J. "Bear" Collins, age 62, of Middleton passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 18th at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. David was born June 18, 1956, to Joseph and Arlene (Dohm) Collins. In 1977, David met his soulmate, Margaret Ripp, and on August 25, 1979, they were married. Blessed with 2 two girls, David lived life to...
Gene Berndt
Dec 17, 2018
Sun Prairie - Gene Robert Berndt, age 72, passed away peacefully Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home with his wife and caregivers Sara and Al by his side. He was born, April 24, 1946 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to Alvin and Augusta Berndt. Gene was raised in Beaver Dam and graduated from Beaver Dam High School in...
Lorraine Hawkinson
Dec 17, 2018
Stoughton - A long life ended on Dec 17, 2018, when Lorraine Amanda Hawkinson passed away at her farm home in the Town of Dunn. She was 96-years-old. The daughter of Parker Lynn Lee and Myrtle (Dregney) Lee, she was born in Stoughton on October 2, 1922. Her childhood was spent with her family on her grandmother Louisa...
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